Chapter 254: I Can't Breathe!
[Yogg Fact: Protagonist Template/Elite Template. Arcanist, heir of the Fact family. HP = 200, MP = 1200. Strength 20, Agility 20, Spirit 40, Charisma 21.]
[Unit Traits — Arcanist, Fact Eye, Mana Burst, Tower Climber]
The combat style between mages, especially bullet-hell mages, is completely different from that of warriors.
Both Cheng Tian and Yogg were types who could cast spells quickly while moving, so the two sides weren't simply spell turrets blasting each other, but rather constantly maneuvering and shooting while on the move.
A large number of blue and golden spell projectiles furiously interacted in the air. Some collided and disappeared, some found openings and shot towards the opponent, but more often, the golden projectiles successfully suppressed the blue ones.
In terms of attack power alone, Cheng Tian's Punishing Feather Arrows were not as damaging as Yogg's, but Cheng Tian's feather arrows had the additional description of being "difficult to dispel." This led to Yogg's blue projectiles being directly pierced by Cheng Tian's golden projectiles, even though Yogg had more abundant mana.
But just as the golden feather arrows were about to strike the opponent, a white mana barrier directly rose from Yogg's body, blocking all the projectiles.
Seeing this, Cheng Tian, although he hadn't yet cast Light-Shadow Serpent Form to check the opponent's panel, roughly judged that the opponent should be in some kind of hostile BOSS template state.
In the normal game progression, there are two normal routes and one hidden route. The three routes can be seen as parallel worlds. When a player chooses to feign joining Thor of the Dark Clan, the protagonists and NPCs from the other two routes become stage BOSSes.
In such cases, even if the player has already acquired all the necessary magic tools for clearance, the protagonists from other routes appearing as BOSSes will still appear as if they have already obtained similar power enhancements.
Just like now, the Wings of the Azure Sky had already fallen into Cheng Tian's hands, cutting off Yogg's power to awaken the "Wind Barrier," yet at this very moment, he still displayed some ability to cast a mana shield.
Moreover, judging by the fact that the projectile attacks on the shield did not affect his HP bar, the mana shield on his body clearly came with extra HP upon generation, and would only be broken after absorbing a certain amount of damage or lasting for a period of time, unlike his own Primal Shell, which was a proportional conversion.
Cheng Tian was analyzing Yogg's abilities, while Yogg's expression also tightened upon seeing Cheng Tian's long saber swing, directly generating a green wind-element mana shield around him.
This green shield also solidly blocked his mana missiles.
Yogg Fact, who had originally appeared with an angry, questioning mindset, intending to punish the audacious person who dared to impersonate a collateral branch of the Fact family as the legitimate heir of the Fact family, now had to grit his teeth and admit that this coward, who didn't even dare to show his face, most likely used the same type of Fact Eye!
Father! Did you really... outside of mother's knowledge...? Realizing this, Yogg's anger, which was initially directed at Cheng Tian, this person of unknown identity, suddenly shifted to his own father.
The Fact Eye is a bloodline inheritance spell. Theoretically, everyone with Fact bloodline has a chance to awaken it, but theory and reality are usually vastly different.
Generally speaking, collateral branches are those who failed in internal competition and completely lost the possibility of awakening. If someone from a collateral branch could utilize the Fact Eye to such an extent... Yogg Fact could only conclude that the head of the Fact family, his father, had a mistress outside and even had a child! (Cain Fact: ?)
When one's mind is in disarray, one's actions inevitably suffer.
"A weakness!"
Cheng Mouren, who could already be considered battle-hardened, was incredibly perceptive. When the frequency of the opponent's spell missiles showed an abnormal interruption, Cheng Tian realized that the opponent might have started overthinking.
Cheng Tian forcefully flung the Swiftwind Blade in his hand, embedding it directly in front of Yogg. The next second, a wind-element materialized chain appeared from the empty hilt, connecting to Cheng Tian's right hand, which wore the Ghost Gauntlet.
The chain rapidly retracted, pulling Cheng Tian himself towards the Swiftwind Blade's landing spot—
This clearly applied some of the extended techniques for using a flail from his previous Ghost Rider state, and Kratos also had similar techniques in one of his games.
Yogg reacted quickly. Seeing Cheng Tian rapidly approaching, he immediately snapped out of his reverie. At the same time, a more turbulent mana surge erupted from his body, and simultaneously, the two Fact Eyes split into four—
Mana Burst.
Yogg Fact can enter a short-term enhanced state through Mana Burst. In this state, the Fact Eyes increase to four, and all damage he takes during the burst is forcibly halved.
Unlike the game, where it could be played like a shooting game, Yogg's spell missiles also consumed mana normally. Under the influence of the Chosen Space's basic rules, Yogg couldn't play himself like Salamander.
Four Fact Eyes naturally corresponded to double the number of spell missiles. Cheng Tian's whirlwind shield, which was rapidly approaching with the chain recoil, was shattered almost instantly.
But just as the spell missiles were about to hit Cheng Tian, the phantom of the Sun God's Shell Fragment appeared, using his mana bar as a health bar to block all missiles attempting to attack Cheng Tian's main body.
Although his physical fitness was not as good as his older brother, who chose the path of a knight, Yogg, in order to withstand mana consumption and spell backlash, also possessed physical fitness equivalent to that of an ordinary temple knight. While firing double the missiles, he also used the Fact Eyes as leverage in mid-air, executing a nimble backflip to leap away.
Although his physical fitness was good, Yogg, being a spellcaster after all, chose to distance himself from someone like Cheng Tian, who was clearly a magic swordsman-type class.
But in mid-air during his backflip, he felt his waist tighten, and a golden, shimmering rope had already wrapped around his waist—
The Swiftwind Blade in Cheng Tian's hand had already switched to the Ghost Whip, and he had activated the template skill 'Ghost Binding Art,' which could only be used when wielding whip or chain-type weapons.
Yogg felt his entire body's mana surge suddenly halt, unable to react further. He was then forcefully dragged down by an even greater force (Cheng Tian's Strength 21+9 points), falling heavily to the ground.
Yogg's vision went black, then he felt a heavy pressure on his neck and the sensation of the other party's finger pressing on his right eye.
"Deactivate the Fact Eye. You have three seconds, or I'll gouge out your eyeball.
Three"
With a whoosh, the four Fact Eyes that had split due to the Mana Burst all disappeared.
[Yogg Fact has been confirmed to have voluntarily disarmed and is temporarily unable to resist.]
[You have defeated Yogg Fact.]
[Please choose to kill or release. Depending on your choice, you will receive different types of treasure chest drops.]